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102 MS-DRG: HEADACHES WITH MCC

MS-DRG 102 groups Medicare inpatient hospital stays for: HEADACHES WITH MCC. This is a medical MS-DRG. It falls under MDC 01 (Diseases and Disorders of the Nervous System).

Payment & Classification Data

Official CMS values from the FY2027 IPPS Final Rule Table 5.

Major Diagnostic CategoryMDC 01 — Diseases and Disorders of the Nervous System
DRG TypeMedical
Severity LevelMCC
Relative Weight1.1201
Relative Weight (10% Cap Applied)1.1201
Geometric Mean Length of Stay2.9 days
Arithmetic Mean Length of Stay4.1 days
Post-Acute Transfer DRGNo
Special Pay Transfer DRGNo

Defining Codes (FY2027)

95 diagnosis codes can drive assignment here: F07.81, G43.001, G43.009, G43.011, G43.019, G43.101, G43.109, G43.111, G43.119, G43.401, G43.409, G43.411 and 83 more.

From the CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendices B and E). Assignment also depends on severity, discharge status and the rest of the claim.

Contextual Map

Every relationship of 102 in one view: hierarchy, official tabular instructions in both directions, clinical classification, risk adjustment, MS-DRG participation, index terms and change history — each edge carrying the CMS source it derives from.

Major Diagnostic Category

Defining diagnoses (95)

DRG family

  • DRG 103 — HEADACHES WITHOUT MCC[DRG family]: “HEADACHES WITHOUT MCC — same CMS DRG family (102-103), split by severity.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (DRG family 102-103) · FY2027

Read from: CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (incl. Appendix B diagnosis index, Appendix C CC/MCC list, Appendix E procedure index) and IPPS Final Rule tables — v44. All data sources · How to read the labels